Aomine Daiki & Kise Ryota

Aomine's pet theory is “anyone who likes basketball can't be bad”. [29] Aomine likes banana milk; Imayoshi thinks that it's cute. [30] According to a Replace Plus chapter (Momo Talk): Aomine's favorite actress is Marilyn Monroe. His favorite basketball player is Allen Iverson. Aomine's play-style could be inspired by the NBA players Kobe Bryant & Allen Iverson, as both of them are very fast, agile and strong. They both can also chase down block their opponents and Kobe Bryant has been seen speaking of entering the Zone. Additionally, many of Aomine's moves have been compared to Kobe Bryant's by fans. Despite being similar to these players in skill, Aomine does not necessarily resemble them in personality. Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan do in fact believe in the state of the Zone. Aomine, Kuroko and Kise team beat Akashi, Murasakibara and Midorima team 7:3 back in Teiko. Aomine was considered to be strongest player back in Teiko by Midorima before Aomine started to blossom.

Aomine and Satsuki Momoi are childhood friends and her nickname for him is "Dai-chan". Aomine has called Tetsuya Kuroko "Tetsu" ever since they started training together back in Teikō Junior High. If Aomine had an alternate job he would be a police officer. His favorite food is Teriyaki burger. His hobby is looking up gravure idols. His specialty is catching small animals like cicadas and crayfishes, and he writes his own autobiography. The player he has his eyes on is Kagami. As stated by Momoi, Aomine's shoe size is similar to Kagami's, 29.5 cm. In fact, they both use the same brand of Air Jordan shoes. Aomine is the only member of the Generation of Miracles to have defeated Seirin High so far. In a Kuroko no Basuke -Replace- Novel, Shoichi Imayoshi points out that everything Aomine writes is in katakana. In a Q&A section in the manga, it is revealed that: Aomine was 175 cm tall upon entering Teikō. He is an only child. Aomine hates bees (he was stung by one). One time he put a frog on Momoi's head and made her cry, causing her to dislike frogs. Aomine's best subject (amongst his terrible grades) is Japanese History. He hates goya because it tastes bitter. Similar to Kagami's nickname Baka-gami (Idiot/dummy-gami), Aomine has been dubbed by the fans as Aho-mine (Moron/stupid-mine).

Zone is a state of being that Aomine can access once he has found a worthy opponent and reached his full potential. Under this influence, he is "in the zone", which means that nobody else can stop him unless the opposing player is in the Zone as well. When a person is in the Zone, streams of sparks or currents of electricity seem to gather in the player's eyes, indicating that the individual has entered the Zone and gained his full potential as a basketball player. When entering the Zone, one forgets everything and focuses solely on the game. It is a superlative of regular concentration. Only the elite of the best of the best of players are allowed to enter the Zone, and Aomine seemed to have forced his way in. Opening the gate to the Zone means opening the gate to your full potential, the full 100% of one's capabilities and abilities. In Aomine's case, his speed doubles at the least, his power increases drastically. His ability to score from anywhere escalates and Aomine's skills become even more overwhelming.[20]

Because of Aomine's past filled with victories, he hadn't been pressured as much as his match against Seirin High, more specifically, Kagami. He started to enjoy playing against his first real opponent in some time and this feeling of enjoyment and excitement opened the gates of the Zone for him. In other words, his main condition to enter the zone is a "worthy opponent" whom he can give his all.

He is also very knowledgeable about the Zone, and because of this, he was able to give Kagami some information about it.

Animal instinct: Aomine possesses control of his animal instinct, with his instincts compared to that of a panther. This enables him to play purely on feeling and greatly enhances his five senses, making his reflexes and speed top notch. Since Aomine stopped playing seriously his instincts became dull. However it came back slowly during his battle with Kagami.

Speed ​​and agility: Aomine is not just extremely fast but his acceleration and deceleration is extremely fast too. As seen in the match against Seirin High, he broke free from Kagami with his speed than stopped in front of the defense and shot with a fadeaway in an instant. Aomine can also sprint back to defense and perform chase-down block. As stated by Midorima, Aomine transcends even the rest of the Generation of Miracles when it comes to speed and agility. Aomine is so fast he has gotten past all of Seirin's starters, taking the ball coast to coast with his speed.

Streetball handles: Aomine has the ability to an array of different movements based on his street ball background, dribbling the ball at a very high and aggressive level which is difficult for the defender's eyes to follow, making it extremely difficult to steal. He uses many feints, unnecessary movements and doesn't play a standard form of basketball. With this style of play, he can score many creative baskets from the oddest of places on the court or the body, like from behind the backboard among other places, and a behind-the-back flick after drawing a foul. Putting this all together, Aomine is extremely unpredictable, can easily crossover, ankle-break, and get past Kagami at their meeting in the Interhigh. Kagami compares his style of play to the way they play basketball in the States.

As the ace of the Generation of Miracles, he was regarded as "a monster" in basketball, as he was leagues ahead of anyone who came second to him, even among the talents of the Generation of Miracles. His abilities can be described as extremely fast, extremely strong and extremely skillful. It is shown that Aomine can essentially score the basketball from any position on the court. He is very fast, agile, and powerful which enables him to get past even the strongest of defensive minded players. He accomplishes this by performing insane crossovers, changing his speed and direction of movement at an absurd rate, leaving his opponent behind. Overall, these well rounded and polished skills make him an amazing player who is often described as "a monster". Aomine is so skilled he along with Kagami is called the double ace of Team Vorpal Sword (a team made up of the Generation of Miracles). As explained by Shintaro Midorima, Aomine learned to play basketball on the streets without lessons, so while not possessing the basic movements of basketball play, it is said that Aomine never has a non-changing movement, be it passing, dribbling or shooting. His play is described as limitless. It's extremely difficult to guard him as only a hand-full of players could keep up with him. Tetsuya Kuroko and Ryōta Kise are shown to be capable of stopping Aomine by predicting his movements based off their past experiences as teammates. Aomine is described as a solo player, only exceptional in playing one-on-one against his opponents and not passing the ball to his teammates even when he is cornered. His skill is reflected in the fact that he has beaten Kise in a one-on-one before, although this was before Kise mastered the Perfect Copy. At one point it even took a triple team of Kagami, Kiyoshi, and Kuroko to stop Aomine.

Despite this, Aomine did not fully lose sight of the things he cared for and remained fiercely protective of his former teammates at Teikō Junior High. After hearing a benched teammate insult Tetsuya Kuroko and his style of playing during a match against Seirin High, Aomine did not hesitate to slam him against the lockers and warn that he, as someone who couldn't even earn a spot on the court, had no right to comment on the players' performances.[5] Aomine was similarly protective over Ryōta Kise following his match against Fukuda Sōgō Academy, as he chose to wait outside the venue to prevent Shōgo Haizaki from causing any further trouble for Kise or his team.[6]

These echoes of his past self have grown stronger throughout the course of the series, following his reconnection with Kuroko and his first loss to Seirin. This change is and will likely continue to be a gradual one, as while his ego has lessened and his passion for basketball has begun to return, he is ultimately not the same person any longer. His teammates have also taken note of this shift and are now able to more consistently get him to practice, prodding his rivalry with Taiga Kagami as motivation and threatening to burn his favorite magazines if he misbehaves. Aomine is notably a big fan of gravure idols and magazines. He has an outspoken preference for women with large chests and is rather shameless about this hobby in general, as he had no qualms with rooting around Kagami's apartment for erotic magazines during his very first visit.

In the past, Aomine was very outgoing and friendly, if not somewhat immature. He had multiple irresponsible habits such as taking food from others when he was hungry and hiding his dirty laundry away in a locker as an excuse not to properly clean it. He was also not a particularly good student, something that persists to this day. He was close friends with Tetsuya Kuroko and often pushed Ryōta Kise around in a friendly, lighthearted manner. Satsuki Momoi has compared this version of Aomine to Taiga Kagami in that they both loved playing basketball and had equal amounts of talent and passion. As he continued to improve and his true talents blossomed forth, however, Aomine grew more and more distant from the sport and its players. His opponents began to call his talents monstrous and many completely lost their will to play against him, crushing him with both guilt and disappointment and dashing much of his desire to play. Believing that he would never again find a player that stood a chance of being his equal, Aomine made the decision to stop practicing entirely in order to not make his games any more one-sided than they already were. From this time up to his first year at Tōō Academy, Aomine adopted the saying of "the only one who can beat me is me" and became increasingly careless towards the sport due to his boredom. He openly spoke down to his opponents and taunted them with the fact that their attempts to beat him would be useless, making a show of how little effort he had to expend to win. He was similarly disrespectful to his own teammates and was not above stealing their food or physically harming should they get on his nerves. This general lack of care has extended to his personal life as well, often taking naps or otherwise lazing around without any real goal in mind.

Aomine is a tall handsome black young man with athletic build. He has short navy blue hair that he shares to his right as well as thin eyebrows and relatively long, slanted eyes of the same color.

On the court, Aomine wears the black and red Tōō Academy jersey with the number 5. During his time at Teikō Junior High and Team Vorpal Swords, he wore each team's jersey with the numbers 6 and 5 respectively. His casual summer clothes consist of a loose, white tank top and tan cargo pants. In the winter, Aomine is often seen with a light woolen shirt, a black hoodie and a dark bodywarmer.

Name: Daiki Aomine. Age: 16 years old. Height: 192 cm (6' 4") Weight: 85 kg (187 lbs). Birthday: August 31st, Virgo. Blood type: B. Team: Tōō Academy. Position: Power forward. Talent: Animal Instinct, Formless Shot, Speed ​​and Agility, Zone.

Daiki Aomine (青峰 大輝 Aomine Daiki) was the ace player of the renowned Generation of Miracles and was the former partner/light of Tetsuya Kuroko in Teikō Junior High. He currently plays as the power forward and ace of Tōō Academy.

Physical Ability: 10/10. Technique: 10/10. Stamina: 8/10. Mental Strength: 9/10. Special Ability: 10/10.

Etymology: The name Daiki means "big, great" (大) (dai) and "brightness, radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle" (輝) (ki). Daiki's surname Aomine means "blue, green" (青) (ao) and "peak, ridge" (峰) (mine). The kanji "青" (Ao) in his name means blue, hinting to his hair color, but in Chinese, it could both mean blue and green.

Formless shot: The formless shot is his signature shot and it is his way of scoring. As stated by Midorima, it's not his agility or unpredictability that made Aomine the super scorer even among Generation of Miracles, but his ability to score in virtually any position and anywhere even from the oddest places, such as behind the board. He can even lower his posture to bypass the defense, even when his body is nearly parallel to the ground. One of Aomine's formless shot is where he throws the ball in a gridiron-like motion while performing a fade-away. It was deemed impossible by many to block such a shot, but Kise and later Kagami were able to stop it on occasions.

Kise's model work is often showcased in the lifestyle magazine Zunon Boy. On the first character poll, Kise ranked 4th, with 1065 votes. He ranked 2nd in the second character poll, with 1309 votes. In the Replace novels, Kise has used his copying ability in Dance Dance Revolution, copying the movements and rhythm and reaching the highest score. Kise starts to hear the wind when he becomes disinterested in something. According to Kuroko, Kise's grades are below average. Kise adds -cchi exclusively to the names of people whom he respects: Kurokocchi (Tetsuya Kuroko) Aominecchi (Daiki Aomine) Midorimacchi (Shintarō Midorima) Murasakibaracchi (Atsushi Murasakibara) Akashicchi (Seijūrō Akashi) Momocchi (Satsuki Momoi) Kagamicchi (Taiga Kagami) Kise is the oldest of the Generation of Miracles. In Japan, the school year begins and ends in April having birthday cut offs before the start of the next school year in April, while in the US, the school year begins in September and ends in June with birthday cut offs being in September just before the school year starts; if the series was set in the US, Kise along with Midorima and Aomine would be a year older than the other Generation of Miracles due to their birthdays falling before the cut off day (being born in June, July, and August respectively). If Kise had an alternate job he would be a pilot. Kise's favorite pastime is to go sing karaoke. His specialty is mineral water tasting. His favorite food is onion gratin soup. His type of girl is a girl that won't tie him down. His motto is: "Be honest with yourself". Kise hates earthworms and finds them disgusting. His best subject (amongst all the bad ones) is English. Kise has 2 older sisters, one of which got him into modeling. Kise was 171 cm tall upon entering Teikō. He dislikes Unagi, because he ate it once and a bone ended up being lodged in his throat. He only has his left ear pierced because it hurt so much that he said he would pierce his right ear next time.

Kise can also combine techniques that he has copied, such as blocking Kuroko's Phantom Shot by using Akashi's Emperor Eye and Murasakibara's blocking.[11] He also creatively merges Akashi's Emperor Eye again in combination with Aomine's agility for the ultimate ankle breaker.[12] Kuroko's Ignite Pass Kai and Phantom Shot combined with the arc of Midorima's shot have also been copied by Kise.[13] Because this naturally causes great stress to the body, Kise can only hold his Perfect Copy for five minutes; although the time limit has been forcibly extended by an extra two minutes by Kise (despite his injured ankle from his last match with Haizaki) during the Seirin vs Kaijō round. Upon it's activation, Kise's eyes glow. This ability is also one of the reasons he can cover all 5 positions for Team Vorpal Swords. Kise is also able to copy the level of play Aomine is at while in Zone, via his perfect copy, in the match against the Jabberwock.

An extension to his copying ability, Kise can now copy every single move he has ever seen and negating the limitations of his original. The difference to his physical abilities and the abilities of the original user of the skill is negated and Kise is capable of copying anyone, even the Generation of Miracles. To use this, he has to fill the missing element the original user has with his own. Examples are holding more power to copy Midorima's full court shot and jumping higher for Murasakibara's impenetrable defense or Thor's Hammer.

He first used this against Aomine, whom he admired and overcame the obstacle by wanting to surpass him thus, activating it for the first time. He used it again, this time against Haizaki, starting with Midorima's full court shot by taking more time than usual to make the shot, similarly to how Midorima makes his. He can replicate Aomine's agility by lowering his initial speed. By using his jumping power and foresight, Kise can copy Murasakibara's impenetrable defense.[10] He can even copy Akashi's Emperor Eye (though it has been noted that it is still not 100% perfect like Akashi's, it's still good enough to predict the future with astonishing accuracy). Kise can also combine techniques that he has copied, such as blocking Kuroko's Phantom Shot by using Akashi's Emperor Eye and Murasakibara's blocking.[11] He also creatively merges Akashi's Emperor Eye again in combination with Aomine's agility for the ultimate ankle breaker.[12] Kuroko's Ignite Pass Kai and Phantom Shot combined with the arc of Midorima's shot have also been copied by Kise.[13] Because this naturally causes great stress to the body, Kise can only hold his Perfect Copy for five minutes; although the time limit has been forcibly extended by an extra two minutes by Kise (despite his injured ankle from his last match with Haizaki) during the Seirin vs Kaijō round. Upon it's activation, Kise's eyes glow. This ability is also one of the reasons he can cover all 5 positions.

The actual reason why he can play basketball is because he has the ability to copy someone's movements in no team due to his visual comprehension skill. He only has to see a technique one time to completely copy it and make it his own. His copying ability doesn't stop there as he copies the technique, but plays it with more power and speed than the original.[3] This means that when his opponent makes a move, he can transcend them easily. His ability of course knows some barriers, as Riko observed he cannot copy NBA or stronger players than himself,[4] although he can use Perfect Copy to negate this. He had to see Aomine's movements multiple times and prepare himself mentally before he could copy them. This skill doesn't limit itself to basketball, he initially used it in many sports, like soccer, before basketball.[5]

So far, he has been able to copy fast drives and turns, his strong dunks and fade-aways. In the match against Tōō, he is seen copying Sakurai's quick release shot and a number of Aomine's drive moves, like leaving the ball behind and grabbing it again while passing the opponent.[6] In addition in the match against Fukuda Sōgō Academy Kise was able to copy Kazuhiro Mochizuki's scoop shot - an underhand shot that is difficult to block.[7] Not only did he copy moves of his enemies, he also used a quick turnaround used by Kasamatsu.[8] He also "stores" all these moves in his memory, enabling him to use nearly every basketball technique there exists. This makes him a very creative player and above all, a player with bottomless talent in basketball.

His copy-cat ability is also similar to that of Haizaki's, who Kise replaced during his second year at Teiko. Haizaki can copy moves, like Kise, but when he executes those moves, he does it in his own, slightly altering rhythm, somehow making it so the person who used it first can't use it anymore.

Kise is a tall young man, and is considered extremely handsome. He has yellow/blond, medium long hair and golden eyes. Another distinct feature he has are his long eyelashes. He also has a piercing in his left ear. He is tall and athletic. Out of games, he is often seen in his school uniform, which consists of a white shirt, black tie, gray vest, and formal pants. During games, he wears the dark blue Kaijō jersey with the number 7.

In LAST GAME, Kise's appearance has slightly changed, with the most noticeable one being his hair now cut short. He retains the piercing on his left ear. He wears the white Vorpal Sword jersey with the number 7.

Because Kuroko was Kise's personal instructor in Junior High school when he first started playing basketball, and also because Kuroko is strong in his own unique way, Kise deeply respects Kuroko - almost to the point of obsession. He always tries to point out how amazing Kuroko is and thinks that they were the best of friends[2] (and he was comically upset when Kuroko said the opposite). He claimed to have cried every night after Kuroko rejected his offer to play for Kaijō and once referred to this event as "Kurokocchi dumped me" although right after that Kuroko asked him to stop being so sarcastic at which the look in his eyes instantly changed.

Before getting into playing basketball, Kise was constantly bored and apathetic due to him easily being able to master any sport in a short time. It is mentioned in the manga that whenever he feels disinterested in his surroundings he starts hearing the wind. It was only when he started playing basketball at Teiko that Kise felt his skills truly tested against the other Generation of Miracles.

However, there are times where Kise among the Generation of Miracles tends to be a source of comic relief in that most characters tend to pay him no mind or jab at him at his own expense (and not just by Kuroko dismissing his affections as first shown). This often leaves him to be either jokingly or genuinely irritated at their lack of gratitude (though he's often at mercy by the likes of one such as Yukio Kasamatsu who is not afraid to express his annoyance at Kise far more bluntly than anyone else).

To people whom he acknowledges, Kise often acts cheerful and outgoing while also being a bit dramatic. Like the other Generation of Miracles, Kise was exceedingly arrogant due to his skills, barely acknowledging Kagami's existence until he was defeated by him and Kuroko. To those whom he respects he doesn't refrain from interacting with no matter how gloomy and distant they are (for example Midorima). Kise exclusively adds -cchi to the people who he respects (mostly the Generation of Miracles members) names, such as Kurokocchi (Kuroko), Aominecchi (Aomine) or Midorimacchi (Midorima), and has the habit of ending his sentence with the suffix -ssu.

Though easy-going when off-court, Kise can be very determined and serious while playing, especially when truly challenged. Because of the way Teikō Junior High played, Kise is a one-man player who would prefer to score himself than playing as a team. While playing against Aomine, he says that he just doesn't care about Kaijō winning, and that he just wants to defeat Aomine himself.[1]

However, he started to change when Kuroko's team beat him as he tasted a loss for the first time. He began to train more, and has also witnessed his teammates' faith towards him during his match against Tōō. Moved by them, he succeeded in copying Aomine. Kise surprised everyone when in a counter-attack and in a one-on-one against Aomine, he tried to pass the ball to Kasamatsu instead of trying to score himself. In the semi-finals of the Winter Cup, Kuroko correctly predicted that if Kise was cornered, he'll pass the ball, which is not what the old Kise would do. Likely this type of personality change also started to rub off on the other Miracles' members as well as they are defeated by Seirin overcoming their odds.

Name: Ryota Kise. Age: 16 years. Height: 1.89 (6' 2"). Weight: 77 kg (170 lbs). Birthday: June 18th, Gemini. Blood type: A. Time: Kaijō. Talent: Copying, Perfect Copy, Zone.

Ryōta Kise (黄瀬涼太 Kise Ryōta) was the Generation of Miracles' small forward who now plays at Kaijō High. He is well known for his copying abilities, as he can copy any technique he sees, often with more power than the original. He also works as a model.

Physical ability: 9/10. Technique: 9/10. Stamina: 9/10. Mental strength: 9/10. Special ability: 10/10. Abilities & Skills: Kise has excellent physique, he is very fast and strong. His copying ability requires one thing which is that he is somewhat on par with his target's physical abilities. This is why in spite of his career in basketball is short compared to his former teammates, he is able to gather an array of different techniques and skills. The fact that he was able to copy Aomine's movements, shows that he is approximately equally strong and skillful. Kise's skill is so great he was called the trump card of Team Vorpal Sword (a team made up of the Generation of Miracles).

Etymology: The name Ryōta means "cool, refreshing" (涼) (ryō) and "thick, big, great" (太) (ta). Ryōta's surname Kise means "yellow" (黄) (ki) and "swift current, rapids" (瀬) (se). The kanji "黄" (Ki) in his name means "yellow", hinting to his hair color.